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The Pythagorean idea that number is the key to understanding reality inspired Neoplatonist philosophers in the fourth and fifth centuries to develop theories in physics and metaphysics based on mathematical models.The theories produced by this revived interest in...
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Clarendon Press
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1989-04-20
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There is a resurgence of interest in Aristotle's ethical theory, and this book contributes to the debate by asserting that, in Aristotle's view, excellence of character is constituted both by the sentiments and by practical reason. Throughout the arguments of the book,...
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Clarendon Press
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1989-04-13
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David Hume wrote that Berkeley's arguments `admit of no answer but produce no conviction'. This book aims at the kind of understanding of Berkeley's philosophy that comes from seeing how we ourselves might be brought to embrace it. Berkeley held that matter does not...
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Clarendon Press
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1989-04-06
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The Uses of Sense provides a novel account of Wittgenstein's view of language as expressed in the Philosophical Investigations. On the account, Wittgenstein's view is a radical break with a still-dominant Fregean tradition. Travis applies this account to show the...
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Clarendon Press
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1989-03-09
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Arthur Schopenhauer's central philosophical achievement was his account of the self and its relation to the world of objects. Embracing epistemological, metaphysical, psychological, and physiological concerns, his dynamic system of thought reveals in a unique way the...
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OUP Oxford
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1989-03-09
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Aristotle's reliance on dialectic as a method of philosophy appears to conflict with his metaphysical realist view of his conclusions. This book exploresAristotle's philosophical method and the merits of his conclusions, and shows how he defends dialectic against the...
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Clarendon Press
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1989-01-12
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This is the first of two volumes which describe the development of Wittgenstein's philosophy from the Tracatus to his later writings. Part I of this volume is a survey of the whole of his work; Part II is a detailed examination of the central ideas for his early system....
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Clarendon Press
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1987-09-03
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Werner Jaeger's classic three-volume work, originally published in 1939, is now available in paperback. Paideia, the shaping of Greek character through a union of civilization, tradition, literature, and philosophy is the basis for Jaeger's evaluation of Hellenic...
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Oxford University Press
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1986-04-24
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The Phenomenology of Spirit was Hegel's grandest experiment, changing our vision of the world and the very nature of philosophical enterprise. In this book, Solomon captures the bold and exhilarating spirit, presenting the Phenomenology as a thoroughly personal as well...
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Oxford University Press
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1985-10-31
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J. L. Mackie selects for critical discussion six related topics which are prominent in John Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding: the distinction between primary and secondary qualities; representative theories of perception; substance, real essence, and nominal...
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OUP Oxford
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1976-05-06
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Aristotle, Oedipus, and Greek Religion explores an important religious side of ancient Aristotelianism, one which has an impact on contemporary philosophical debates. Louis F. Groarke shows how an exegetical perspective open to and respectful of Greek Pagan religion...
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University of Ottawa Press
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2025-12-02
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Non è follia comune quella di cui scrive Giordano Bruno. È un furore sublime, un’ebbrezza dell’intelletto che spinge l’anima oltre i limiti del sensibile, in un’ardita ascesa verso l’infinito. Quest’opera straordinaria e complessa si presenta come un dialogo filosofico...
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Cactus
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2025-09-29
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Michel de Montaigne was one of the most influential figures of the Renaissance, singlehandedly responsible for popularising the essay as a literary form.
In 1572, Montaigne retired to his estates in order to devote himself to leisure, reading and reflection. There he...
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Pandora's Box Classics
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2025-04-16
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This ebook contains Plato's complete works.
This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on...
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Pandora's Box
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2025-04-16
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Con "La città del Sole" Campanella si propose l'obiettivo di sconfiggere tre mali estremi: tirannide, sofismi, ipocrisia. Influenzato dalle utopie politiche di Tommaso Moro e Platone, Campanella concepisce una repubblica "naturale", governata da un re-sacerdote e da tre...
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Cactus
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2024-11-01
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Dai primordi al neoplatonismo, passando per Socrate, Platone, Aristotele, e poi gli Epicurei, gli Stoici e gli Scettici. "La filosofia greca" di De Ruggiero è uno dei manuali più completi e importanti sulla nascita e sullo sviluppo del pensiero greco, sulle cui...
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Cactus
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2024-10-09
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The Problems of Philosophy by Bertrand Russell is an essential read for anyone interested in philosophy. This seminal work provides a concise introduction to the fundamental questions of philosophy, such as the nature of truth, the existence of the external world, and...
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Pomodoro Books
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2024-09-16
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